Preview: Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns vs. Wyoming Valley West Spartans
The Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns will head out on the road to square off against the Wyoming Valley West Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Wallenpaupack Area were a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. Their rough 9-2 defeat to Selinsgrove might stick with them for a while.
Wallenpaupack Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Lynch, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wyoming Valley West gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Greater Nanticoke Area and snuck past 5-4.
Mason Matello looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Ruddy, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Escalante, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Wallenpaupack Area skirted past Wyoming Valley West 3-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wallenpaupack Area since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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